Research Article

Maternal Lopinavir/Ritonavir Is Associated with Fewer Adverse Events in Infants than Nelfinavir or Atazanavir

Table 2

Antenatal antiretroviral exposure of infants.

DrugNumber exposed (%)

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
 Abacavir7 (4%)
 Emtricitabine15 (9.5%)
 Lamivudine126 (80%)
 Stavudine21 (13%)
 Tenofovir15 (9.5%)
 Zidovudine99 (63%)
Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors
 Nevirapine10 (6%)
Protease inhibitors
 Atazanavir ± ritonavir16 (10%)
 Lopinavir + ritonavir59 (37%)
 Nelfinavir41 (26%)
 Saquinavir ± ritonavir7 (4%)

Maternal treatment administered for ≥28 days of the 35 days immediately preceding delivery.
Thirteen of sixteen women received ritonavir-boosted atazanavir.